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US ready to risk Israel, Saudi wrath to seal Iran deal
2013-11-12
[Pak Daily Times] The United States remains ready to upset key allies Israel and Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
by securing a swift nuclear deal with Iran despite the failure of talks in Geneva, US-based analysts say.

While Tehran remained under the greatest pressure to reach a speedy deal with the major powers, they said, Washington was anxious to take advantage of Iran's willingness to negotiate an accord and avert future conflict in the Middle East.

Three grueling days of discussions between Iran, the United States, China, Russia, Britannia, La Belle France and Germany ended early Sunday without agreement.

The parties had been hoping to broker an accord that would curb Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.

By searching for a deal in Geneva, the US was "maybe trying to go a little too far, too fast, but they were induced by the Iranian enthusiasm," according to Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Paleostine.

"It is really the convergence of US and Iranian desires to avoid an even deeper confrontation over the nuclear file that makes an agreement possible at this stage," he added, citing the 10-year impasse concerning the nuclear program, which Western powers suspect of being geared towards producing an atomic bomb rather than peaceful civilian uses.

Alireza Nader, a senior international policy analyst at the RAND Corporation think-tank, questioned the suggestion that the United States was "rushing" to reach a deal at any cost with Iran, with whom it has had no diplomatic relations since 1980.
Posted by:Fred

#10  Looks like a war of words has erupted this AM between Iran + the USA = SecState Jaaawhn [NOT the Bammer] over whom is responsible for the walkout in Geneva.

Various Perts from the Muslim World + Asia are IMO essens blaming accusing SecState Jaaawhn of trying to be "Presidential" vee the Bammer for a possible POTUS run agz former SecState + 1990's + "Madame President" Hillary in 2016.

IT WOULD APPEAR THE DEMS OR DEMOLEFT AREN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE GOP COME 2016???

To rehash...

* TOPIX > [Atlas Shrugs] DESPITE OBAMA'S CRUSHING CAPITULATION, IRAN BACKS OUT OF NUCLEAR DEAL.

* SAME > FRANCE STEPS IN, HALTS NUCLEAR DEAL, CALLS OBAMA A "SUCKER".

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* ION HAARETZ > US DEMANDS EXPLANATION FROM ISRAEL, PALESTINIANS THREATEN TO CALL OFF PEACE TALKS.

* Also from HAARETZ > US BREAKS WID ISRAEL - DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE LEGITIMACY OF [Israel's poposed plans for 20,000 new WB] SETTLEMENTS | US DEMANDS ISRAEL EXPLAIN PLANS FOR 20,000 NEW WEST BANK HOMES.

FYI PM Netanyahu hs repor put off plans for the neW homes for the time being.

* FRANCE 24 > [AFP] [Tougher] NEW IRAN SANCTIONS
WOULD RISK [putting US on March to ...] WAR, WHITE HOUSE WARNS.

SecState Jaaawhn to formally notify Iran of such.

* RELATED TOPIX > [ThinkProgress] WHITE HOUSE ON IRAN DIPLOMACY:"THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DO NOT WANT A MARCH TO WAR".

Ditto as per CHINA-VS-JAPAN,PHIL/ASEAN, INDIA???

* SAME > [Examiner] IRAN TO US: "SLIGHTEST MISTAKE COULD SET OFF IRAN'S NUKES", agz the USA.

IMO Artic likely refers to Iran-ordered Proxy/Surrogate Nuke-WMD Terror agz CONUS + overseas US = US-Allied targets, but thats why Allan invented NORTH KOREA, isn't it???

* TOPIX > [Jawa Report] WHEN SYRIA ENDS, EUROPE IS GOING TO GET BLOODY.

* INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > [Voice oF Russia] OBAMA EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY AGZ IRAN FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

IMO read, SUMMER, FALL? 2014.

Sub-read, BAMMER RECOGNIZES UTILITY OF POTENS US-SUPPORTED, NEW ASSAD, IRAN-LED? WAR AGZ AL-QAEDA, ETAL FOREIGN MILITANT GROUPS???

GOOD FOR ANTI-US OWG-NWO GLOBALISM + 2014, 2016 US ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-11-12 20:40  

#9  Top Ten Concessions Offered by the U.S. to Iran
Posted by: Uncle Phester   2013-11-12 17:58  

#8  Hoping to seal his spot as worst ever. Hope and change.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2013-11-12 14:50  

#7  Obamanible Care Act, if that sticks will be it.

And that's where I think the goal is to insure, maybe pun intended, against any international crises so that the admin can keep focus on a domestic agenda. The foreign policy is a disaster publically highlighted by the red chalk line of Syria. It looks like a huge policy defeat for the USA, paying danegold. After years of shuffling and whatevs suddenly there is a rush?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-11-12 11:38  

#6  another irony (I couldn't think of a better word that wasn't obscene) is that essentially all foreign sources are taking JFKerry's statements about the negotiations as less credible than that of the Iran team who, notwithstanding that they represent a dictatorship, have, at least stuck to the facts without obviously contradicting themselves.
Posted by: lord garth   2013-11-12 11:05  

#5  This is going to end well.

Geez, not only is he screwing Israel, he's screwing Saudi Arabia????

I don't think we'll have a friend left in the world after his term is up...and the French will (are) the foreign policy leaders of the western world.

It will take a faith healer to fix our international prestige and it will take years of butt kissing to fix all of the relationships he's screwed.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2013-11-12 09:00  

#4  US ready to risk Israel, Saudi wrath to seal Iran deal

You mean Obama's ready to screw Israel?
What surprise, NOT,
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-11-12 08:11  

#3  More ...

As per WORLD MILITARY FORUM + DEBKAFILE, Israeli PM Benji Netanyahu repor believes that the US = Bammer Admin has misled or deceived Israel "every step of the way" as per common US-Israeli anti-NucProg agenda + proposed Nuke Talks.

VERSUS

* TOPIX, WORLD NEWS > ROUHANI SAYS "RED LINES" CANNOT BE CROSSED, i.e. Iran can never give up its nuclear rights to enrichment.

Looks like "20%" Enrichment is back as Iran's minimally acceptable condition for talks???

* SAME > SYRIA-BASED GROUPS SAY TALKS MAY BE "LAST CHANCE" FOR PEACE.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > GENERAL AYOUB: SYRIAN ARMY [total = complete] VICTORY NEARING, CONSPIRACY IN LAST CHAPTER.

RELATED SAME > [Nation.PK] IRAN MP SUGGESTS "HOT PURSUIT" [Iranian Border Guard-killing Bad/Hard Boyz] INTO PAKISTAN, + also more, better border security + protocols.

Iran to "HOT PURSUE" AL-Qaeda, etal. from Syria + Iraq, etc. in lieu of the Bammer + USDOD???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-11-12 02:03  

#2  After the affordable care act became the abominable care act OBumbles really needs something to seal his 'legacy'. And he doesn't care who he sells down the river to do it.

He, like Chamberlin, believes he can 'achieve peace in his time.' with a piece of paper signed by people who believe deceit is honorable. And who have stated time and time again that their goal is to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.

He thinks he can seal his 'legacy' with a middle east peace but will most likely seal it with a middle east nuclear war.

Poor fool is going to get a few million people killed. But then what's a few million deaths to Obama's 'legacy'?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-11-12 01:05  

#1  As Teacher used to say, "Class/Everyone, please give a warm welcome to Amerika's new BFF, + OWG Global Co-Superpower whom is also the World's future first Islamic Superpower".

PERSONALLY I BLAME MICHELLE'S BRIGADE, SEXY SLINKY SHORT SHORTS + GUJU BEADS, HUGO'S PARROT + MILWAUKEE BEER.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-11-12 00:33  

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